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“It is one thing to preserve access to archival

“It is one thing to preserve access to archival materials, but without sustained engagement with institutions that activate these resources, digitization efforts can easily fail to meet their goals of breaking down barriers to information.”

Read all about the new directions we’re taking in our archival programs in this article by archival projects consultant Jessica Holland (link in bio)!

Images:

1. Barbara A. Porter, former ACOR director (2006-2020) pictured in the doorway of one of the vaulted shops west of the basilica terrace at Umm Qais (Gadara), Jordan. April 2002. (Barbara A. Porter collection. ACOR Digital Archive.)

2. Conservation work at Hadrian's Arch (South Gate), Jerash archaeological site, Jordan. April 2002. (Barbara A. Porter collection. ACOR Digital Archive.)

3. General view overlooking the oval piazza at the Jerash archaeological site, with the modern city visible on the hills in the background, Jordan. April 2002. (Barbara A. Porter collection. ACOR Digital Archive.)

4. Neolithic statues at 'Ain Ghazal, Jordan. 1983. (Brian Byrd collection. ACOR Digital Archive.)

5. Link in bio!

Make sure to check out the latest uploads on our Y

Make sure to check out the latest uploads on our YouTube channel! Including such research as:

-“Organizing, Enduring, Empowering, and Sharing: Challenging Institutional Constructs in Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey” (@MESA_1996 panel moderated by Betty Anderson and Kimberly Katz, with presentations by Allison Anderson, Josephine Chaet, Julia Gettle, and Jennifer Olmsted) (1:56:18)
-“The Documentation of Amman Heritage Houses Using EAMENA Methodology” (presentation by Dana Salameen for the @asor_research session “Cultural Heritage: Preservation, Presentation, and Management I”) (13:32)
-“The Economy of the Nabataean and Roman Port of Aila (Aqaba): A Diachronic Perspective“ (presentation by S. Thomas Parker for the @asor_research session “Archaeology of Petra and Nabataea”) (23:22)

… and much more! See our bio for the link.

#Jordan #Petra #Nabataean #Refugees #RefugeeStudies #History #PoliticalScience #InternationalRelations #Aidwork #culturalheritage

Have you read the latest article on _Insights_, by

Have you read the latest article on _Insights_, by Frederick-Wenger Memorial Fellowship recipient Abbad Diraneyya?

"One thing is essential...: if there’s nowhere for people to find information, and nowhere for them to learn about their past, even if they are willing to go the figurative distance, then there’s hardly a way for it to be relatable.... I hope we can all work together toward a future more connected to the past—which is what has made us who we are.”

Read the full essay (both English and Arabic!) through link in bio. #history #Jordan #museumstudies #translation #Carthage #Phoenicians #digitalhumanities

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Image: Ruins of Carthage. September 2019. (Photo by Abbad Diraneyya. CC-BY-SA 4.0.)

“’Nothing special’, I mused as I walked back

“’Nothing special’, I mused as I walked back to the car, ‘at least the view was nice’. So imagine my surprise when I stumbled across a constructed line of massive stone boulders hidden by the long grass. With mounting excitement I followed them around the entire knoll, slowly realising they formed a monumental enclosure wall protecting the site...”

Learn more about Jamie Fraser and Caroline Cartwright’s latest findings at Khirbet Um al-Ghozlan at the link in our bio! @britishmuseum Photo by @amapandalens

Reminder—just about a month left in our current

Reminder—just about a month left in our current application period for ACOR fellowships and scholarships 2021–2022! Applications are due through our online portal by February 1, 2021.

For details on the 2021–2022 award cycle, see: http://bit.ly/2X2fDeg
For the application portal, see: https://orcfellowships.smapply.org/
For an Arabic-language tutorial on funding for Jordanians, see: https://youtu.be/n4EC0kzq92Y

(and all the above can be found linked in our bio!)

ACOR is proud to present our winter-spring 2021 le

ACOR is proud to present our winter-spring 2021 lecture series online via Zoom, with simultaneous streaming on our YouTube channel.

We warmly invite you to join us and hear from scholars about:

-“Preserving the Cultural Heritage of the Madaba Region… Together: The Madaba Regional Archaeological Museum Project (MRAMP) and Recent Community Archaeology” by Dr. Douglas R. Clark (La Sierra University) with MRAMP collaborators on January 19, 7 p.m. Amman time

-“An Invocation to Jesus in a Safaitic Inscription?” by Dr. Ahmad Al-Jallad (Ohio State University) on February 16, 6 p.m. Amman time

- “Well-being and Living Well: Ethnographic Approaches to Health and Disability in Contemporary Jordan” by Dr. Christine Sargent (University of Colorado Denver), Morgen Chalmiers (University of California San Diego), and Timothy Loh (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) on March 16, 7 p.m. Amman time

… and more! For details, including pre-registration links, see acorjordan.org/events

Happy holidays from all of us in Jordan and the U.

Happy holidays from all of us in Jordan and the U.S.!

أسرة أكور الأردن والولايات المتحدة تتمنى لكم ولعائلاتكم أعيادا مجيدة!

#Opportunity #NowHiring: Librarian and Archivist!

#Opportunity #NowHiring: Librarian and Archivist! See acorjordan.org/careers for details, and please share widely!

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